December, 2010
Debating Climate Change on Fox News
Written by Brad Parker | December 28th, 2010
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The managing director of our climate change team went head-to-head with a skeptic who thinks global warming is a scam. Watch the video.
Vote: Your Favorite Green Resolutions for 2011
Written by Brad Parker | December 26th, 2010
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Here are 5 of our best ideas to make a 2011 a little greener. Check them out, let us know which one is your favorite and share your green resolutions.
Cool Green Morning: Friday, December 24
Written by Darci Palmquist | December 24th, 2010
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Happy holidays from all of us at Cool Green Morning! We’ll be back in the New Year with more of your favorite cool green news every day.
Nature Photo of the Week: Flock of Birds at Sunset
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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Flickr user KoolPix recently captured this beauty of a photo at Jones Beach, NY. He estimates there were some 3,000 birds–mostly dunlins–in this flock. Thanks for sharing through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr Group! See all The Nature Conservancy’s featured daily nature images—submitted to the Conservancy’s Flickr group by people like you—at my.nature.org. And get inspired to take your [...]
The Best Dam Holiday Gift Ever
Written by Sanjayan | December 23rd, 2010
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A project that will improve the lives of thousands of people and forever change how we define what’s possible in conservation–it doesn’t get better than this, says our lead scientist.
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, December 23
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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Kick it up a notch with these 5 cool green links:
- So the earth could warm by 2, 5 or 18 degrees Fahrenheit… what’s the big deal? Must we quibble over numbers? (Green)
- Some folks are turning to bartering to save green this holiday season. Added perk: it’s a green way to give! (New York Times)
- According to U.S. law, polar bears are still only threatened, not endangered. (BBC)
- Yet, in the face of global warming, scientists want to plan for a refuge for polar bears. (YaleE360)
- Your cell phone can now squeak like an American pika when you download endangered species ringtones. (Grist)
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, December 22
Written by Nicole Levins | December 22nd, 2010
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The latest green news, from kid scientists to electric garbage trucks:
- Last-minute holiday gift idea: offset the carbon footprint of your favorite Apple person’s MacBook. (Greener Computing)
- Paris takes New York’s hybrid street-sweeper and raises it one electric garbage truck. Your move, other cities. (EcoGeek)
- Guess what? Evangelicals are probably greener than you think. (Grist)
- A bunch of eight-year-olds published a study on bees. What scientific discoveries have you made lately, slacker? (Wired)
- Which celebrities made Santa’s green naughty-or-nice lists this year? (Treehugger)
Plant a Billion Trees: Q&A With Fernando Veiga
Written by Brad Parker |
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A large contribution is coming thanks to Google’s Chrome for a Cause community. Find out how many trees will be planted and learn more about our Plant a Billion Trees campaign.
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, December 21
Written by Darci Palmquist | December 21st, 2010
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Gotta love a green news round-up that features His Holiness and Her Deepness:
- The other “Person of the Year” award goes to this explorer-oceanographer known as “Her Deepness.” (Treehugger)
- Top 10 green stories of the year–can you find the ones that feature TNC? (Grist)
- Straight from the WikiLeaks files: the Dalai Lama says we should focus on climate change, not politics, in Tibet. (The Guardian)
- Here’s a timely question: how do you know if your package was shipped green? (Green Biz)
- Tongue twister alert! Hybrid street-sweeper sweeps the streets of NYC. (EcoGeek)
Are You an Ocean Stakeholder?
Written by Jay Odell |
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Jay Odell has five reasons new ocean research and policy could have a major impact on your life. Of course, it’s only true if you like to breathe.
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